Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 97
... floor room can be seen . Each has three oillets ( or spy- holes ) at top , middle and bottom of the slit . The rectangular window of the first floor was added in the sixteenth century , but the arrow - loop on that level is original as ...
... floor room can be seen . Each has three oillets ( or spy- holes ) at top , middle and bottom of the slit . The rectangular window of the first floor was added in the sixteenth century , but the arrow - loop on that level is original as ...
Page 125
... floor level , about six metres above ground . Accessible in most cases only by ladder those Martellos which were surrounded by a dry ditch were equipped with a drawbridge . The Wish Tower at Eastbourne was one of these , although its ...
... floor level , about six metres above ground . Accessible in most cases only by ladder those Martellos which were surrounded by a dry ditch were equipped with a drawbridge . The Wish Tower at Eastbourne was one of these , although its ...
Page 162
... floor joists , 10.2 x 5.1 centimetres thick and 49 metres long . To them were fixed the floor panels . Five bow- shaped frames 2.7 metres high went up next , arching from one side to the other and held rigidly by five purlins or thin ...
... floor joists , 10.2 x 5.1 centimetres thick and 49 metres long . To them were fixed the floor panels . Five bow- shaped frames 2.7 metres high went up next , arching from one side to the other and held rigidly by five purlins or thin ...
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